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Soil organic matter and the water cycle
Organic matter plays an essential part in ensuring effective water cycling.
In this article Kyle Richardville, from our mentoring team, explains some of the actions you can take to build resilience in the face of extreme weather.
“Soil scientists use the term effective rainfall for the water that actually ends up supporting plant growth: everything that fell, minus what evaporated, ran off, or leached below the root zone.
So when a neighbour asks how much rain you got after a big storm, the ideal answer is ‘all of it’.
Grounded Live: Building a farm business that lasts
In the first of our autumn and winter recordings for Grounded Live we partnered with Planning for Profit to discuss what it takes to run a profitable, resilient farm business.
Hosts Stuart Johnson and Kyle Richardville were joined by Sam Charlton, who set up Planning for Profit in the UK, adapting it from the internationally respected Ranching for Profit course in the United States.
The five-day programme works with farmers to take a practical look at understanding economic and financial management to support them to make better decisions and help build a business that works for them. The course takes a unique approach to business leadership and management with a clear focus on the people side of farming.
Summer drought and parasite risk: The Mitigating Role of Regenerative Practices
Drought conditions, as experienced across the UK during 2026, force a shift in pasture dynamics which creates a high-risk environment for grazing ruminants.
In this article, Lahra Harcourt-Brown, large animal vet and consultant from Ruminant Revival, in Hexham, explores the impacts of drought conditions on parasite risk, and how regenerative practices can mitigate these challenges.
Regenerate Outcomes: The first UK-origin soil carbon project to achieve Verra validation
“Organisations are rightly placing greater emphasis on their transparent and accurate accounting of greenhouse gas emissions,” says Regenerate Outcomes Managing Director Tom Dillon.
“The Verra methodology ensures that the same rigour of scientific accounting underpins each carbon credit – enabling a like-for-like offset.
“We are proud to be creating an exchange whereby companies are directly supporting British farmers to regenerate ecosystems from the soil up.”
Research shows four out of five farmers would choose Regenerate Outcomes
Market research commissioned by Regenerate Outcomes has revealed that four out of five farmers would choose our programme over other soil carbon schemes.
The research surveyed 200 farmers, who were asked to pick their preferred programme out of four, based only on the key features. They were not told the name of the project or shown any marketing materials.
Reasons farmers chose Regenerate Outcomes included the payment on offer for carbon credits, the lack of costs or fees, flexibility to leave and simplicity and ease of use.
Soil carbon credits that benefit rural communities, nature and the climate
As organisations face increasing scrutiny over climate claims and carbon procurement, demand continues to grow for carbon credits that demonstrate clear standards, measurable outcomes and trusted assurance processes.
Regenerate Outcomes work with British farmers to implement regenerative land management practices designed to improve soil health, increase carbon stocks and strengthen long-term agricultural resilience.
Credits generated through the project are subject to ongoing monitoring and independent verification in accordance with Verra requirements.
Meet your mentor: Livestock farmer Silas Hedley-Lawrence
“When I found regenerative agriculture I realised that through soil we could have it all; increased biodiversity, reduced inputs, more crops and healthier, better livestock. I could see the potential for the impact and scale it could achieve.
“I think the appealing thing about Regenerate Outcomes is that there is really no risk for the farmer. You’re going to get that mentoring and soil carbon baselining done at no extra cost.
“We’ve had a huge amount of training so we can be really versatile and get into your world and help you move the needle in the right direction. I don’t think there’s anyone offering anything nearly as comprehensive at the moment.”
How diversifying into soil carbon can play a part in profitable enterprise stacking on your farm
Farmers are increasingly looking to diversify their operation to get the maximum return possible from each hectare of land.
Many are exploring the concept of enterprise stacking, which can involve using the same land to produce food, deliver environmental payments, attract private finance and improve resilience.
Earlier this month, Regenerate Outcomes Account Director Jake McNaughton joined a panel for the Farmers Weekly Transition webinar on Profitable Stacking.
Meet our Members: Verity Megginson farms arable and sheep in East Yorkshire
“Day to day, it is fantastic to be able to ask Regenerate Outcomes for advice. It has been completely invaluable joining the programme. I don’t know how else I would have done it.
“Regenerate Outcomes is really important for the mentoring they provide but it also introduces you to a network of people, someone you can have a laugh with, talk about the mistakes you’ve made and share ideas.
“That’s the whole thing with farming, it’s a permanent experiment. That’s why I like it. You are working with an unknown because you are working with a living thing. We’ll never know everything about it and I find that fascinating.”
Regenerate Outcomes collaborates with Woolkeepers
Regenerate Outcomes is proud to announce a new collaboration with Woolkeepers, a pioneering initiative committed to transforming the future for British wool growers by championing responsible, ethical farming and offering farmers fair, stable pricing beyond the volatility of traditional auction markets.
This partnership marks an important step in advancing a more resilient and transparent future for British agriculture, combining Regenerate Outcomes’ farmer-led approach to soil health with Woolkeepers’ growing community of over 1,000 farmers committed to responsible land stewardship.
Answering your questions on soil carbon credits
Farmers are in the unique position of being able to remove carbon from the atmosphere by building soil organic matter.
This represents an opportunity to generate revenue by selling carbon credits.
In this article, our Chief Scientific Officer, Matt Jordon, answers some of the common questions farmers have about the carbon market.
How regenerative practices can help cut fertiliser and diesel costs
“The old saying goes that ‘turnover is vanity, profit is sanity’ and this is just as true in farming as any other business. With so many farmers living on such tight margins, a sudden spike in overheads can soon begin to whittle away profits, with all the headaches and stress that brings.
“For those who are heavily dependent on bought-in inputs, such as fertiliser and diesel, global events that are out of your control can suddenly mean the difference between being in the red or the black.
“The good news is that it is possible to reduce this dependence by adopting regenerative principles to improve soil health.”
Meet your mentor: Dairy farmer Andrew Rees
“I like the fact that the mentoring Regenerate Outcomes are offering is based on farmers helping farmers, whereas the UK agriculture advice industry is very much led by suppliers.
“Those who sell you feed will tell you how much you need feed and those who sell fertiliser will tell you you need fertiliser. “It’s good to bring some independence back to that and empower farmers to make decisions for themselves.
“A lot of farmers just run on prescriptions but it’s good to bring back the profession of agriculture and enable them to make decisions for themselves.”
Grounded ‘Live’: Debunking the myths about regenerative farming
In the final recording for Grounded ‘Live’, Kyle Richardville and Stuart Johnson, from our mentoring team, discussed some of the myths and misconceptions about regenerative practices with two farmers who have adopted them in their system.
They were joined by James Johnson, from Mallard Grange, near Ripon, and Matt Griffin, farm manager at Neidpath Farms, in the Scottish Borders.
Together they discussed the process of change, resilience, profit, fencing, water infrastructure, managing relationships and much more.
Meet the Team: Josh Heyneke, Account Manager
“Carbon has been talked about in such a negative way in farming for a long time, with farmers being told that livestock can only be bad for the environment.
“It is really exciting to be able to present them with an opportunity which will help their businesses, demonstrate they are having a positive impact and generate revenue at the same time.
“I see my job at Regenerate Outcomes as helping people understand what we do and the space we work in.”
Grounded ‘Live’: Is no-till enough?
No-till is one of the key principles of regenerative agriculture in an arable context. However, minimising ploughing is rarely enough to build soil health, resilience and carbon on its own.
In our latest recording for Grounded ‘Live’, soil microbiologist Kyle Richardville and beef, sheep and arable farmer Stuart Johnson, from our mentoring team, were joined by an expert panel to discuss regenerative techniques and practices in arable.
The conversation covered everything including equipment, cover cropping, yield versus profit and advice for beginning to make changes on your own farm.
Grounded ‘Live’: Machinery and equipment in regenerative agriculture
In January’s recording for Grounded ‘Live’ we brought together a panel of Regenerate Outcomes member farmers to discuss machinery and equipment used to implement regenerative practices.
Kyle Richardville and Stuart Johnson, from our mentoring team, were joined by Verity Megginson, who farms arable and sheep in East Yorkshire, cattle, sheep and arable farmer Tom Fairfax, from Northumberland, and Rhy Jones, who manages an arable farm near Cambridge.
The conversation covered everything from electric fencing, solar energisers and water infrastructure to pumps, tree guards, direct drillers, bale unwinders and more.
Grounded ‘Live’: The regenerative transition
In the latest episode of Grounded ‘Live’, our panel discussed experiences, successes and lessons learned from making the transition to using regenerative practices.
Hosts Kyle Richardville and Stuart Johnson, from our mentoring team, were joined by Regenerate Outcomes members Graham Rutherford and Llian and Sian Jones, as well as Amy Hughes of Empower Ag.
Together they shared their stories of making changes to reduce inputs and improve soil health.
Meet our members: Huw Jones, Bryn Farm, West Wales
“I first heard about Regenerate Outcomes through one of the grazing groups I am a member of and it appealed to me to get some mentoring alongside the opportunity to baseline and measure our soil carbon.
“When you get started with this type of farming there is no handbook to tell you how to do everything, but sometimes you’ve just got to try things and make mistakes and learn.
“It can make a big difference to have someone to talk to and ask questions as you go through that process.”
Grounded ‘Live’: Healthier soil, healthier animals?
In the latest recording for Grounded ‘Live’ hosts Stuart Johnson and Kyle Richardville, from our mentoring team, spoke with farm vet Lee-Anne Oliver and Northumberland farmer Shaun Maw about the link between soil health and animal performance.
Lee-Anne, who is based in Hexham, recently founded consultancy Ruminant Revival, which focuses on reducing chemical and pharmaceutical inputs for livestock.
Lee-Anne says: “We are rapidly facing a big problem, in the veterinary and agriculture industry, that these products are difficult to get hold of, they cost a lot of money, resistance is growing to a lot of them and the consumers do not want them in their food.”